# The Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 Draft 2024, ISBN 9780348262599 This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for Surrey following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the county remains unchanged. Made under: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ## Introductory text Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; draft to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order be not made. LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Made Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2), (3) and (4) Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“the Commission”) published a report dated May 2024 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for Surrey. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations. A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made. The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act. ## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application (1) This Order may be cited as the Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024. (2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. (3) Article 3 comes into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2025. (4) Article 4 comes into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2026; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027. (5) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only. ## 2 Interpretation (1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. (2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. ## 3 Divisions of Surrey and number of councillors (1) The existing divisions of Surrey are abolished. (2) Surrey is divided into the 81 divisions listed in Schedule 1. (3) Each division comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the division. (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each division is one. ## 4 Parish wards of the parishes of Ash, Horley, Witley & Milford and Worplesdon and number of councillors (1) The existing parish wards of Ash, Horley, Witley & Milford and Worplesdon are abolished. (2) The parish of Ash is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2. (3) The parish of Horley is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2. (4) The parish of Witley & Milford is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2. (5) The parish of Worplesdon is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2. (6) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. (7) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2. ## Signature Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England Name Chief Executive Local Government Boundary Commission for England Date ## Schedule 1 Divisions of Surrey 1. Addlestone 2. Ash 3. Ashford 4. Ashtead 5. Bagshot, Windlesham & Chobham 6. Banstead, Woodmansterne & Chipstead 7. Bookham & Fetcham West 8. Camberley East 9. Camberley West & Frimley 10. Caterham Hill 11. Caterham Valley 12. Chertsey 13. Cobham & Oxshott South 14. Cranleigh & Ewhurst 15. Dorking 16. Dorking Hills 17. Dorking Rural 18. Earlswood & Reigate South 19. Egham 20. Englefield Green & Virginia Water 21. Epsom Town & Downs 22. Epsom West 23. Esher, Claygate & Oxshott North 24. Ewell Court, Auriol & Cuddington 25. Ewell Village, Stoneleigh & Nonsuch 26. Farnham Central 27. Farnham North 28. Farnham South 29. Frimley Green & Mytchett 30. Godalming North 31. Godalming South, Milford & Witley 32. Godstone 33. Goldsworth East & Horsell Village 34. Guildford East 35. Guildford North 36. Guildford South East 37. Guildford South West 38. Guildford West 39. Haslemere 40. Heatherside & Parkside 41. Hersham 42. Horley East 43. Horley West, Salfords & Sidlow 44. Horsleys 45. Knaphill & Goldsworth West 46. Laleham & Shepperton 47. Leatherhead & Fetcham East 48. Lightwater, West End & Bisley 49. Lingfield 50. Long Ditton, Hinchley Wood & Weston Green 51. Lower Sunbury & Halliford 52. Merstham & Banstead South 53. Nork & Tattenhams 54. Oxted 55. Redhill East & North Earlswood 56. Redhill West & Meadvale 57. Reigate 58. Shalford 59. Shere 60. Staines 61. Staines South & Ashford West 62. Stanwell, Stanwell Moor & Ashford North 63. Sunbury Common & Ashford Common 64. Tadworth, Walton & Kingswood 65. Thames Ditton & East Molesey 66. The Byfleets 67. Thorpe, Longcross & Ottershaw 68. Walton 69. Walton South & Oatlands 70. Warlingham 71. Waverley Eastern Villages 72. Waverley Western Villages 73. West Ewell 74. West Molesey 75. Weybridge 76. Woking North 77. Woking South 78. Woking South East 79. Woking South West 80. Woodham & New Haw 81. Worplesdon ## Schedule 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Ash and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward (2) Number of councillors Ash South 2 Ash South West 2 Ash Vale 2 Ash Wharf 6 Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Horley and number of councillors (1) Name of Parish ward (2) Number of councillors Horley Central North 1 Horley East 4 Horley South 5 Horley Upper North 1 Horley West 7 Table 3 Parish wards of the parish of Witley & Milford and number of councillors (1) Name of Parish ward (2) Number of councillors Milford 8 Witley East 5 Witley West 3 Table 4 Parish wards of the parish of Worplesdon and number of councillors (1) Name of Parish ward (2) Number of councillors Rydeshill 3 Villages 13 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for Surrey following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the county remains unchanged. Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral divisions of the county and replaces them with the 81 new ones listed in Schedule 1 for the purpose of elections to be held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2025. It also establishes the names and areas of the new electoral divisions and the number of councillors for each. Article 4 makes changes to parish wards which are consequential on the changes made by article 3. The changes to parish wards introduced by article 4 come into force for the purpose of parish elections in 2027 and in respect of subsequent parish elections. The area covered by each electoral division created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. The map may also be accessed at: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/surrey/. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348262599 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-surrey-electoral-changes-order-2024 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.